Combined index and indicator for account-books.



No. 733,844. PATENTED JULY 14, 1903. W. C. HUNTER. COMBINED INDEX AND INDICATOR FORIAGGOUNT BOUKS.

APBLIOATION FILED JAN. 2a, 1903. No Monm.. f

UNTTED STATES Patented July 14, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. HUNTER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,844, dated uly 14, 1903. Application tiled January 28, 1903. Serial No. 140,847. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that l, WILLIAM C. HUNTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Index and Indicator for Account- Books, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved combined index and indicator for account-books.v

and upon which a check or other mark may be made opposite each depositors name when a change has been made in his account either by a deposit or money checked out, thus indicating at the end of the daywhat accounts have been changed.

Other features of the invention willbe fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of part of a book, showing my improved index-card holder and the indicating-strip attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a detailed view showing one of the card-holders and indicating-strip secured to a cardboard which divides the sections of the book. Fig.

l3 is a sectional View on the line X X of Fig.

' and Fig. 4. is a detailed view of one of the intion and permits the said board 3 to be turned of the cardboards 3 by means of a number of integral tangs 6, which project through the said boards and are bent flat upon the opposite surface. These card-holders 5 extend from the top tothe bottom of the boards 3 and have their opposite sides 7 bent upwardly and inwardly to form flanges to hold the cards S in position and permit-of Vtheir being moved vertically oneV at a time or in numbers. The ends 9 of the card-holders 5 are bent upwardly sufficiently to prevent the cards Sfrom sliding out of either end. The cards 8 are arranged alphabetically in the card-holders 5, and when a new account is opened the card containing the name of the new depositor can be inserted in its proper place by simply removing one of the cards, either a blank or the last one in the holder, and moving them down from the proper point far enough to allow the insertion of the new card. For instance, suppose the third card in the holder contained the name of Bets and the fourth the name of Brown and a new account is to be opened in the name of Boone. A blank card between the letters B and C could be re,

moved, the cards below Bets moved down one space, andthe card containing the name of Boone inserted between Bets and Brown, or if all the cards in one holder contain names the last one would be removed to the next section, which would leave room for the cards below Bets to be moved down to allowthe Boone card to be inserted. The cards 8 each have a large space 10 for the name of the depositor and a small space l1 forthe number of the page upon which his account is kept. The cards are removed by placing a sharp instrument between them and lifting them up one at a time. Their iiexibility permits of their being bent in the center sufficiently to allow their ends to be drawn from under the flanges 7.

A strip l2, of celluloid or other suitable material, is secured to the boards 3 by the staples l'and extends the full length of the holders 5. When an account has been changed during the day, a check 14. or other mark is made upon the strip 12 opposite the name of the depositorwhose account has been'changed IOO thus indicating at the end of the day what accounts have been changed. The strip 12 is preferably made of Celluloid, so that the checks 14 can be removed by a damp cloth after the daily balance has been taken and the same strip used indefinitely.

While I have shown two of the boards 3, it is obvious that any number may be employed, according to the number of sections into which the book is to be divided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a book divided into sections by a number of fiat pieces of sti material, of an index-card holder secured to each of said sti pieces of material, having its opposite sides bent upwardly and inwardly to form flanges, and the ends bent upwardly to prevent the cards from falling ont; and a plurality of index-cards secured in the said holder and adapted to be moved vertically one at a time or in numbers.

2. The combination with a book VAdivided into sections by a number of flat pieces of sti material, of an index-card holder secured to each of said sti pieces of material, a plurality of index-cards secured in the said holder and adapted to be moved vertically one at a time or in numbers, and a strip of celluloid, or other suitable material, secured to each of said pieces of sti material and extending at right angles to the said cards and upon which a check, or other mark, may be made opposite each of the said cards in the holder.

3. The combination with a book divided into sections by a number of [iat pieces of stiff material, of an index-card holder secured to each of said sti pieces of material, having its opposite sides bent upwardly and inwardly to form flanges, and the ends turned upwardly to prevent the cards from falling out, a plurality of index-cards secured in the said holder and adapted to be moved vertically one at a time or in numbers, and a strip of Celluloid, or other similar material secured to each of said pieces of sti material, eX- tending at right angles to the said cards and upon which a check, or other mark, may be made opposite each card in the said holder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLAM C. HUNTER.

Witnesses:

CHAPIN. A. FERGUSON, CHAs. E. CRAIG. 

